Both of these teams will be in Arizona with dashed dreams of playing the night before in one of the semifinal games. The Fighting Irish enter the game ranked 8th with a 10-2 regular season record, losing their two biggest games of the season by two points each (24-22 at Clemson, 38-36 at Stanford) and hoping to score their first major bowl victory in over 20 years. The Buckeyes are ranked 7th with an 11-1 record, their lone loss coming to Michigan State on a game-winning field goal as time expired in a late November tilt. They will certainly look to go 12-1 and make a statement that they were indeed one of the best teams in the country this season.
Fiesta Bowl Predictions: Notre Dame vs. Ohio State
